Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Early Date (BCE)	-500
Late Date (BCE)	-599
Object Name	Altar
Catalog Date	2014-08-06
Condition Report Date	2014-08-06
Condition	Good
Condition Notes	Fragment is solid and intact.
General Description	Altar fragment. The object may have been part of an incense altar though there is no evidence of burning found on the object.
Object Date (Chronological)	Iron IIC-Babylonian Persian
Excavation Date	1932-04-21
Primary Location	Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion:Bone Room
Drawer	117E
Unit	T23
Excavation Number	x41
Category Type	Ceramic
Subcatagory	Ceramic -- Ritual
General Notes	Vessel sampled for petrography by David Ben-Shlomo (Ariel University) in May 2018. This involved destructive sampling by drilling a small hole into the vessel. Note by: Melissa Cradic, 10/9/2018.
Material	Ceramic
Weight (g)	135.2
Depth (cm)	0.8
Diameter (cm)	0.0
Height (cm)	6.8
Length (cm)	0.0
Width (cm)	9.9
Dimension Notes	Measurements taken at widest points.
Decoration	Slip
Decoration Notes	Light reddish brown slip
Completeness	Fragment
Manufacture	Handmade
Ceramic Fabric	Hard brown ware; small white inclusions;
Updated	2018-10-09